Event Highlights

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has reached his Lok Sabha constituency on a two-day visit during which he will inaugurate several projects covering sectors like infrastructure, railways, financial inclusion and sanitation. Among the highlights will be the flagging off of the Mahamana Express train which will connect Varanasi with Surat and Vadodara in Gujarat.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses a public rally at Bada Lalpur in Varanasi. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on a two-day visit to his Lok Sabha constituency.

Sep 22, 2017 5:00 pm (IST)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will flag off a train that connects the two districts ( Vadodara- and Varanasi) which placed their faith in him. The flagging off also comes just three months ahead of the crucial Gujarat Assembly polls. After winning both seats in May 2014, Modi had to resign from one. He quit as the MP from Vadodara in Gujarat, his home state, and entered Lok Sabha as the MP from Varanasi. Modi, who will be in Varanasi on Friday, will flag off the train via video conference. Meanwhile, Railways Minister Piyush Goyal and Gujarat deputy CM Nitinbhai Patel will be in Vadodara. The Mahamana Express will leave Vadodara on Friday and reach Varanasi on Saturday.

On Saturday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate 'Pashu Arogya Mela' in Shahanshahpur on the outskirts of the city. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will also address a gathering of farmers there. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will also distribute loan waiver certificates to some farmers, whose loans have been waived by the BJP-led Uttar Pradesh government.

Sep 22, 2017 3:52 pm (IST)

PM Modi will inaugurate nearly 17 infrastructure projects, including the Ramnagar-Samne Ghat bridge and the Balua Ghat bridge, and lay the foundation for nearly six projects, including Ramna Sewage Treatment Plant (STP). Prime Minister Narendra Modi will dedicate to the nation a community kitchen ('Annakshetra') near the famous Kashi Vishwanath temple.

Sep 22, 2017 3:51 pm (IST)

On Saturday, the Prime Minister will briefly participate in a sanitation-related activity in a village of Shahanshahpur. He will distribute certificates to beneficiaries of the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Rural & Urban) and address a gathering on the occasion.

Sep 22, 2017 3:50 pm (IST)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will unveil a plaque to mark the laying of foundation stone of the headquarters building of the Utkarsh Bank. Modi will also visit the historic Tulsi Manas Temple in Varanasi and release a postal stamp on Ramayana. He will later visit the Durga Mata Temple in the city.

Sep 22, 2017 3:50 pm (IST)

Tweeting about his visit on Thursday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had said he would dedicate to the nation the Deendayal Hastkala Sankul, a trade facilitation centre for handicrafts. Other projects to be inaugurated include Utkarsh Bank, which specialises in micro finance, 'Jal Ambulance' (water ambulance) service and 'Jal Shav Vahan' (water-based vehicle for carrying bodies) service.

Sep 22, 2017 3:44 pm (IST)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has reached his Lok Sabha constituency on a two-day visit during which he will inaugurate several projects covering sectors like infrastructure, railways, financial inclusion and sanitation. Among the highlights will be the flagging off of the Mahamana Express train which will connect Varanasi with Surat and Vadodara in Gujarat.